Posture improvement device and method of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9168167
APP PUB NO 20110213283A1
SERIAL NO

12974867

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Abstract

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Provided is a device for improving the posture of a patient comprising a garment and a pair of tension straps. The garment is configured to tightly envelope the patient's torso and the patient's upper arms. The garment has an inner surface, a front side and a back side. The front side includes a chest portion. The back side includes a back portion. The garment defines opposing shoulder portions and a waist portion. The tension straps are releaseably securable to the back portion in diagonal relation to one another. Each one of the tension straps has opposed free ends that extend upwardly from the back portion to the chest portion and downwardly to the waist portion. The device includes pads releaseably mounted on the inner surface of the garment generally opposite the free ends and are configured to restrict movement of the free ends relative to the patient's skin.

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Patent Owner(s)

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ALIGNMED INC2909 TECH CENTER DRIVE SANTA ANA CA 92705

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Timothy W Laguna Beach, US 28 1220

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